Braces week 5

Day one

Week 5

Week 4

Yay!  Mr. Tooth to the right of my front teeth has finally started to straighten!  I felt like that one happened over night. Also, I got a new phone:)  So I'm still trying to figure out the pic settings. It's hard to get my teeth at the same angle...the gap is definitely bigger, but there is still overlap.  The one on top isn't sticking out as much as it used to. 

My teeth haven't been painful, but they have been very tender this week.  Especially in the back on the left side.  I think they're getting pulled down.

One unexpected thing I've started to notice that's been kinda fun- there's a certain comradery that exists among adults with braces.  I see another adult with braces and we're instant friends.  It's a brotherhood.:) Kinda fun.

Makes me wonder if that's true of other things.  Brotherhood of baldness? Comradery of crutches?  Friendship of fractures?  There's always a sliver lining:) 

Braces Week Four

I had a freak-out moment and called the ortho to check if it was okay that my teeth were still overlapping and if I needed to come have them adjusted.  She said that the first 6 weeks is slow, we're just trying to move the teeth in place, and to just relax and let the wire do its job.  Small adjustments will go faster.  She said if we move the teeth too fast, it could damage the root.  Awesome.  Then I had a dream my teeth were falling out:)

December 11, day one

Wednesday, January 8, four weeks

Three weeks

My two front teeth are nearly side by side now, the right one's just a teeny bit on top of the left still. I can feel it starting to tilt straight from the back. The left tooth beside my two front teeth seems to be moving down too.

I Go to Gold's...

Yeah... I go to Gold's.

The basic yellow card wouldn't scan...so they gave me a platinum card (raises eyebrows impressively.)  People must think I am soo hardcore about my workouts.

It's been great so far, the only thing is on the intake form there was no option for  "get swoll..." as a reason for joining the gym.  Which, of course, is my primary reason.

Happy New Year!

We're weirdos:)

Happy New Year!  It was nice to spend the last part of last year and the first part of this one with great friends:)  We made waffles, played games (that ended with my losing team getting pummeled with snow...) and brought in the new year.  I even climbed on the roof to see the fireworks.  That was my first time climbing on a roof with no door.  Good thing it was steep and snowy. Yikes!

PS, I loooove this outfit for New Years:)  I got the tank at Forever21 (please, is there anywhere else one shops for sequins???) I have gold leaf-shaped dangly earrings because I think gold is classy, especially for New Year's. I topped it off with a sheer drapey blazer looking cardigan and dark skinnies.

Yay 2014! Time to make some resolutions. 

Braces Week Three

Wednesday, December 11, the day I got them on 

Thursday, January 2, three weeks

Thursday, December 26, two weeks

It's been another week.  I feel like my teeth will be gapping any day now, they're barely touching.